We noticed there was already a thread on this game, but since the name's changed to just 'Darksiders' and given the wealth of new info and the amount of time since the last post (until now), thought a new thread was warranted. Certainly didn't mean to upset forum etiquette, and more than happy to keep this as the official thread!

This has shot pretty much to the top of my most wanted, based on the previews and that trailer it looks right up my street, God of War style action but with that Soul Reaver/Castlevania type of exploration, cannot wait.

frugtkompot wrote:
Well, THQ's own thread got locked (as it rightly should), but I think there's still a fraction of it worth reposting. The following link is a very interesting 9 minute walkthrough done for/by IGN.

IGN have posted up a Video Preview. There's a good amount of footage from the game, that they describe as an action game, with aspects of Metroid Prime (platform/exploring the likely influences).

It doesn't look half bad. The one thing that surprised me, for the way that War is portrayed (fascinating fact: his horse is called Ruin) is how light in terms of weight he comes across as. From the illustrations, I expected War to put across more of a presence.

I've seen the achievements for the game now but I probably shouldn't link to them as they are on a rival site?

We've got the usual story based achievements plus a couple of fun ones like "River of Blood" for shedding 3000 gallons of demon blood and - this one might be a bit harder to get - "Open Air Parking" for taking out a helicopter with a car!

There's an exclusive Darksiders interview here with Joe Mad.
The game is looking very interesting, with the video showing you some of the weapons you can use such as a horn to knock your enemies back, which is a bit different to the usual weaponry you would expect!
"Every character is huge, the weapons are huge, the monsters are huge!"

Well its about a month and a half until release which seems pretty early to me. If it were out before Christmas it might make some sense as an advert designed to get it bought as a present but with the January release date that obviously does not fit.

Meet Vulgrim, a demon merchant who you can make bargains with, for different abilities and weapons - all looking pretty good, especially the Gates which you can force to open for you!

Also some more mention about treasures hidden around the ruined cities - for those who can get at them - as you'll need various abilities and tools to get there!

Part 2 - Wars Arsenal shows you the Chaos Eater and how certain enemies require different ways to be killed, from brute force to being torn out of the sky.

Don't know if anyone has spotted this yet but there's a nice comp running on Deviant Art for all you artistic types
All the rules and how to enter are over on the Deviant site http://news.deviantart.com/article/100452/ plus Joe Mad will be picking the winners